Machinery Insurance
What can be insured?
All types of machinery, apparatus, electrical equipment and technical plant can be covered under machinery insurance, such as power generating units (boilers, turbines, generators, gas turbines), power distribution plant (transformers, high- and low-voltage switchgear), production machinery and technical plant and equipment (machine tools, weaving looms, paper machines, kneaders, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, tanks, apparatus, piping, etc.)
Claims under machinery insurance mostly arise from one of the following causes:
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The trend in recent years has shown that more and more insureds are looking for “all risks” cover. Demand for classic “all risks” insurance with different independent policies is falling in the market as it offers insufficient clarity as far as gaps in cover and overlapping cover are concerned.
Main features of comprehensive machinery insurance
The new policy offers “all risks” cover of a predominantly engineering nature, particularly against machinery breakdown, fire, lightning and chemical explosion, as well as natural perils for the entire insured plant, with only a few property exclusions and excluded perils. In addition, optional business interruption cover can also be granted in respect of loss of profits, including increased cost of working, or in respect of specified standing charges (Section 2 of the policy). The cover is clearly described and easy to understand thanks to its structured content and layout. Important definitions are given at the beginning. The scope of cover is up to date and comprehensive, and can be adapted to the specific features of a risk by means of a series of clauses.
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Contractors’ Plant & Equipment (CPE) Insurance covers your heavy equipment, plant and machinery against all risks subject to CPE – Munich Re Wordings. It covers equipment whilst at work or at rest, it covers loss or damage due to fire, riots, strikes, flood, typhoon, storm or other accidental damage
Cover is also available on Total Loss basis
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Here is sample of a Quotation of Contractors’ All Risks (CAR) / EAR Project
Contractors’ All Risks (CAR) / EAR covers all risks of loss or damage to construction of the project or erection of machinery and Third Party Liability as well
Project Construction is of huge value and considerably high risks, it is designed to give full and comprehensive cover with set s of clauses to include Offsite Storage, Designer Risks, Existing Property, Transit Risks, 50/50 Clause, etc etc
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